Horacio Rodríguez Larreta rejected the Government's judicial reform: "It requires a much broader consensus"

08/24/2020 - 18:43

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In a key week for the future of thejudicial reform, the head of the Buenos Aires Government, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, expressed his rejection of the bill promoted by the government of Alberto Fernández.

In a series of tweets, Rodríguez Larreta expressed that "justice reform requires a much broader consensus " and questioned whether the ruling party has " hastened the treatment of this Law" in the Senate.

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The cataract of tweets from the Buenos Aires head of government began this Monday afternoon, asking for "a much broader consensus."

And he continued: "As a society, we Argentines need a close and transparent Justice that protects crime victims, investigates and resolves cases in reasonable times, both for those who seek justice and for those who defend themselves from the crimes they are charged with." .

"A judicial system that leads the fight against impunity and has the trust of all citizens," added the communal chief.

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta with Alberto Fernández and Axel Kicillof, as in every announcement during this quarantine. Archive

For Rodríguez Larreta, "the discussion on an issue as transcendental for our country as reforming a State Power requires a broad consensus and a deep process of dialogue that includes all political parties, social organizations, experts on the subject. and to all of society. "

And he said that this process "takes time." "A reform that is going to compromise the rights of several generations needs to have an extraordinary level of consensus ," he explained.

"Unfortunately, today we are experiencing an exceptional health situation that is incomparable to any other time, which prevented carrying out all these processes. However, in the Senate it was decided to advance in the same way, speeding up the treatment of this Law. It is not the way . more time to debate it, "he criticized.

Then, he expressed that it is "from the debate and consensus we have to achieve a proposal that contributes to having quality judicial processes and faster sentences, and that guarantees an independent Justice " .

In his tweets, Larreta requested the transfer of powers to the City of Buenos Aires.

It was at that point, where Rodríguez Larreta advocated "to continue working to achieve the delayed transfer of powers to the City of Buenos Aires. I have always defended and will continue to defend the full autonomy of the City."

And he concluded: "I am a person who always bets and will bet on dialogue and the search for consensus. I have demonstrated it on many occasions. I am convinced that we must face a deep and mature debate on our Justice. Thus we will be able to advance towards a more society fair and united ".

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